Russia to partner on dialysis equipment

Sept. 21, 2001

Russia to partner on dialysis equipment

The annual October Salary Review for Laboratory employees is now
under way. The review process is scheduled to run through noon on Oct.
16, when all salary actions must be finalized. Both biweekly and monthly
paid employees will see changes reflected in their Nov. 30 paychecks.
All increases will be retroactive to Oct. 1.

As in prior years, the merit budget increase proposal to the DOE was based
on a comparison of the Laboratory’s average salaries for job classifications
against market averages for similar jobs as reported in a number of market
surveys. The accompanying article on this page provides more information
about that process.

Depending on the structure, the Laboratory’s Compensation Increase
Plan is divided into two or three categories: merits, adjustments and
promotions. The merit allocation represents “pure merit” increases.
The adjustment allocation, ranging from 0 percent to 2 percent, is for
other common salary actions such as internal and external equity adjustments,
structure/range adjustments, and retention pay for particular job classifications
or families.

As in past years, an additional half percent has been allocated in the
merit structures for increases resulting from promotions. The merit allocations
and step structure adjustments for the different series are shown in the
accompanying table. Individual increases will vary based on ranking and
how current salaries compare to those of peers.

The variation in numbers across the different series reflects differences
in the respective markets. Adjustments to the salary ranges also reflect
market differences; some of the ranges have been broadened to reflect
the wider range spreads seen in the Lab’s salary surveys. Complete
range information is included in the Salary Program Guidelines, which
are available on the Web at
http://www-hr.llnl.gov/PDF/compensation/
in the Compensation Documents folder. Questions may also be directed to
your directorate’s Compensation Representative.